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[**Caution: Princess Pale Moon is on the WWW, the URL is: www.indians.org.]

Seville, Spain, "Princess Pale Moon" head of a controversial charity, was booted out of opening ceremonies for the U.S. Pavillion at the World Expo here after officials questioned her Indian credentials...

U.S. Info. Agency cancelled here appearance cuz she couldn't verify her Indian descent.

She says she is Cherokee by birth and Blackfoot and Ojibwa by adoption, born Rita Ann Suntz, she runs the "American Indian Heritage Foundation", a Virginia based charity in Falls Church, VA

Anyone wanting more info. may wish to contact Carl Shaw at BIA or Don Allery, former Dep. Dir. of NCAI or Gay Kingman, former NCAI Exec. Dir. Vernon Bellecourt, AIM said, "She's really a Cuacasian..."

Requests for interviews were ignored.

The Foundation is raking in "BIG MONEY" - financial records are NOT available and they have been barred from collecting funds in VA, MI, MD, NY and other states. 1990 tax return showed 8 million in public support, w/ expenses listed at 7.4 million. In 1988 Ms. Moon collected $63,000 as president w/ her husband collecting $59,000 as chief exec.

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